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irretrievable

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of irretrievable

1 not capable of being cured or reformed
  • an irretrievable busybody
Synonyms of irretrievable

hopeless, incorrigible, incurable, irrecoverable, irredeemable, irreformable, irremediable, unrecoverable, unredeemable
Words Related to irretrievable

irreparable, irreversible, uncorrectable

unencouraging, unpromising

impenitent, unreformed, unregenerate, unrepentant
Near Antonyms of irretrievable

reversible

encouraging, promising

penitent, regretful, remorseful, repentant, rueful, sorry

correctable, fixable, rectifiable, repairable, reparable, salvable, salvageable
Antonyms of irretrievable

curable, reclaimable, recoverable, redeemable, reformable, remediable, retrievable, savable (or saveable)
2 not capable of being repaired, regained, or undone
  • This is just an irretrievable mess, so let's start all over again.
Synonyms of irretrievable

irrecoverable, irredeemable, irremediable, irreparable, irreversible, unrecoverable, unredeemable
Words Related to irretrievable

irreplaceable, irrevocable

unredeemed
Near Antonyms of irretrievable

corrected, fixed, recovered, remedied, repaired
Antonyms of irretrievable

correctable, corrigible, fixable, redeemable, remediable, repairable, reparable, retrievable

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